“We’re going to be here for 12 days, and then we’re done here,” said Kiley Stenberg.

Stenberg and her crews are working quickly to turn the old Plumbs jewelry store at Sixth and Walnut streets into a hip and upscale, but temporary, retail shop.

“The whole concept for the pop-up is that it is a fun, short-term thing that people get excited about or a sense of urgency to check it out while it's there because it might not be next week,” Stenberg said.

The emphasis is not on the space, which Stenberg said has a kind of a worn-out chic look, but on the merchandise.

“Lulu Frost is our jewelry line. It’s made in New York, and she’s making cool, incredible pieces,” Stenberg said. “(The customers) see the benefit of buying a good product and maybe spending a little bit more for a well-made product. Not everyone else is going to be wearing it.”

The pop-up store opens Thursday and will close Oct. 29.

Proper will eventually have a permanent home in the metro, but owners said a temporary home on Sixth and Walnut streets is significant. Retail stores dried up after the installation of the Walnut Street Transit Mall in 1985.

The city has plans to tear out the mall and bring back retail to Walnut Street.